After a group of Texas teenagers leave prom night early and get into a car crash in the woods, they employ the aid of a nearby insurance agent, who calls in her tow truck-driving boyfriend, Vilmer Slaughter. Unfortunately for them, Vilmer is a sadistic killer with a mechanical leg who introduces them to his brother, Leatherface, and the rest of their twisted family.
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
